Injured because of a fall in a public restroom? You could be facing months or years of treatment and rehabilitation, and you could be entitled to compensation from the facility owner. Call Feiner & Lavy today for a free case evaluation!
We often hear about the bathroom being the most dangerous place in your home, but rarely do people consider the hazardous conditions that can be found in a public restroom. And these can lead to a nasty slip and fall accident.
Restrooms found in restaurants, movie theaters, supermarkets, department stores, drugstores, shopping malls or office buildings need to be properly maintained. Unfortunately, as the lawyers at Feiner & Lavy have learned, this is not always the case.
Like many of you, we would expect to visit a clean, tidy, hazard free bathroom when we are out visiting a client or even out socially. We’ve met a lot of people, but we’ve yet to meet anyone who likes visiting a disgusting bathroom. But there are many places that do not keep up with the mess that evolves in a bathroom.
Negligent maintenance people, managers or owners let dangerous conditions persist rather than invest in a solution. They will sit in an office playing with their cellphone or talking rather than checking the bathroom for liquid soap that’s been spilled on the floor or a leaky pipe or loose tiles or paper towels all over the floor. And then, when you walk in and overlook a hazard, you become the victim. These conditions mean that your slip and fall accident and the injuries that occurred as a result are not your fault. It is the building owner who is ultimately responsible. In law, this is called premises liability.
The moment you leave, that bathroom will get the first-rate cleaning or repair it desperately needed before you ever walked through the door. This will be their feeble attempt to cover up the problems they created that led to your fall. Then, they will try to claim that you fell down all by yourself and there was nothing but a few harmless drops of water on non-slip bathroom tiles. You were clumsy or worse – inebriated – and they couldn’t possibly be responsible.
Lying and covering up the scene of an accident isn’t uncommon. And it is a reason why you need what may be the best personal injury lawyers in the Bronx, Feiner & Lavy. We know their tricks, we know how to smoke out their lies, and we know how to collect the maximum settlement for your injury.
The fall on a bathroom floor is going to be painful. Tiled floors are very hard, and you can easily hit your head, your shoulder or your elbow on a sink or other fixture. You may suffer a single injury, like a fractured wrist, or multiple injuries like a head injury, whiplash, and a back injury. It will depend on how you land and your personal vulnerabilities. And then the next step of the process begins: you will need medical care, rehabilitation, transportation, and other costs. You will lose wages and job opportunities. And you will lose the enjoyment of your life while you are convalescing, and if the injuries are severe enough, you may require long-term care.
Meanwhile, the insurance company is figuring out how to deny your claim, and they are having strategy sessions with the building owner and their legal team to come up with a way to fight your claim. This is why we stand ready to fight for your injury. We know your pain, we know who you are up against, and we are ready to stand up and fight for you!
As a leading Bronx personal injury law firm, Feiner & Lavy knows that if you are hurt in a slip and fall accident, you need to talk to a lawyer. Don’t take a settlement from a facility owner or insurance company until you call Feiner & Lavy! Our decades of personal injury work give us the experience and knowledge to succeed, and the broad range of capabilities we have developed during our years in practice enable us to win you the settlement you deserve. We are a local Bronx personal injury law firm that knows our courts, our borough and our clients. We develop very friendly relationships with our clients, and we pride ourselves on our level of determination – we will not stop until our clients’ cases are resolved with the highest possible payout. If you believe you have been injured at the hands of another, call us today at 212-393-9130 for a free consultation.
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